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Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions

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Arthritis

AOCBC-1 Reduce the mean level of joint pain among adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis
Baseline: 5.6 was the mean level of joint pain on a visual analog scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as it can be) among adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis in 2006 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 5.0 mean pain level
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-01.
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AOCBC-2 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who experience a limitation in activity due to arthritis or joint symptoms
Baseline: 39.4 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis experienced a limitation in activity due to arthritis or joint symptoms in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 35.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-02.
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AOCBC-3 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who find it “very difficult” to perform specific joint-related activities
AOCBC-3.1 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who find it “very difficult” to walk a quarter of a mile—about 3 city blocks
Baseline: 15.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis found it “very difficult” to walk a quarter of a mile in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 13.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AOCBC-3.2 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who find it “very difficult” to walk up 10 steps without resting
Baseline: 10.8 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis found it “very difficult” to walk up 10 steps without resting in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 9.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AOCBC-3.3 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who find it “very difficult” to stoop, bend, or kneel
Baseline: 21.7 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis found it “very difficult” to stoop, bend, or kneel in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 19.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AOCBC-3.4 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who find it “very difficult” to use fingers to grasp or handle small objects
Baseline: 4.4 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis found it “very difficult” to use fingers to grasp or handle small objects in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 4.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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AOCBC-4 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who have difficulty in performing two or more personal care activities, thereby preserving independence
Baseline: 2.7 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis had difficulty in performing two or more personal care activities in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 2.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-03.
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AOCBC-5 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who report serious psychological distress
Baseline: 7.3 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis reported serious psychological distress in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 6.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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AOCBC-6 Reduce the impact of doctor-diagnosed arthritis on employment in the working-age population
AOCBC-6.1 Reduce the unemployment rate among adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis
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Baseline: 34.0 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years with doctor-diagnosed arthritis were unemployed in the past week in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 30.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-05a.
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AOCBC-6.2 Reduce the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who are limited in their ability to work for pay due to arthritis
Baseline: 33.1 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years with doctor-diagnosed arthritis were limited in their ability to work for pay due to arthritis in 2006 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 29.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-05b.
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AOCBC-7 Increase the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who receive health care provider counseling
AOCBC-7.1 Increase the proportion of overweight and obese adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who receive health care provider counseling for weight reduction
Baseline: 41.2 percent of overweight and obese adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis received health care provider counseling for weight reduction in 2006 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 45.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-04a.
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AOCBC-7.2 Increase the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who receive health care provider counseling for physical activity or exercise
Baseline: 52.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis received health care provider counseling for physical activity or exercise in 2006 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 57.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-04b.
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AOCBC-8 Increase the proportion of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis who have had effective, evidence-based arthritis education as an integral part of the management of their condition
Baseline: 10.6 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with doctor-diagnosed arthritis had effective, evidence-based arthritis education as an integral part of the management of their condition in 2006 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 11.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-08.
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AOCBC-9 Increase the proportion of adults with chronic joint symptoms who have seen a health care provider for their symptoms
Baseline: 72.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with chronic joint symptoms saw a health care provider for their symptoms in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 79.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-07.
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Osteoporosis

AOCBC-10 Reduce the proportion of adults with osteoporosis
Baseline: 5.9 percent of adults aged 50 years and over had osteoporosis in 2005–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 5.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-09.
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AOCBC-11 Reduce hip fractures among older adults
AOCBC-11.1 Reduce hip fractures among females aged 65 years and older
Baseline: 823.5 hospitalizations for hip fractures per 100,000 females aged 65 years and over occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 741.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS
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AOCBC-11.2 Reduce hip fractures among males aged 65 years and older
Baseline: 464.9 hospitalizations for hip fractures per 100,000 males aged 65 years and over occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 418.4 hospitalizations per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC/NCHS
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Chronic Back Conditions

AOCBC-12 Reduce activity limitation due to chronic back conditions
Baseline: 30.7 adults per 1,000 population aged 18 years and over experienced activity limitation due to chronic back conditions in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 27.6 adults per 1,000 population
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 02-11.
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AOCBC-13 Decrease the prevalence of adults having high impact chronic pain
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Baseline: 7.5 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with high impact chronic pain in 2016
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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AOCBC-14 (Developmental) Increase public awareness/knowledge of high impact chronic pain
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
AOCBC-15 (Developmental) Increase self-management of high impact chronic pain
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS
AOCBC-16 (Developmental) Decrease the impact of high impact chronic pain on family/significant others
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